Logistics: Getting from the Airport to the Conference
For those conference attendees flying into Pearson International Airport, UP Union Pearson Express is a train that runs directly from the airport to Union Station in…
FASTR Legislation Moves Forward
On March 8th, “Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015” (FASTR) (S. 779) was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar (No. 384).…
MLA, AAHSL, and others urge Congress to support healthy funding levels in Fiscal Year 2017
MLA, AAHSL, and more than 660 organizations have written to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to allocate as high a…
MLA, AAHSL and others thank Congress for supporting FY 2016 NIH Funding
MLA and AAHSL have joined over 300 organizations and institutions in sending a thank you letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees,…
MLA Welcomes 2016-2017 Rising Stars to a Sparkling New Program
The Rising Stars program is MLA’s member leadership development program. After running the Stars program three times in alternate years since 2010, the Rising Stars…
NLM Director Search Update
The following email from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, provides an update on the search process for NLM’s next director.…
Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Game During Mosaic’16
Note: Tickets are now sold out Baseball fans will already have noted that the Toronto Blue Jays play a home game on Monday, May 16,…
Newly Elected EMTS Officers
Congratulations to our newly elected officers. They will assume office after MLA 2016 in Toronto. Hal Bright, Incoming Chair Tara Brigham, Secretary/Treasurer Fatima Barnes, EMTS…
Meeting Preview: Special Content Sessions: What Are They?
Submitted by Rikke Sarah Ogawa, AHIP, 2016 Joint Planning Committee Mosaic ’16 has a new type of session program this year, special content sessions. The…
Consumer Health: Health Information Center Serving the Community
Submitted by Sandra Oelschlegel, AHIP, Preston Medical Library, University of Tennessee–Knoxville; edited by Jana C. Liebermann The Preston Medical Library at the University of Tennessee…
Correction
The correct reference 1 for Expert Searching: “The Outer Bull” in the September 2015 MLA News is: Duncan V, Holtslander L. Utilizing grounded theory to…
Section & SIG News
Edited by Saori Wendy Herman, AHIP Announcing the Latest Issue of Hypothesis: The Journal of the Research Section Submitted by Emily S. Mazure, AHIP, Hypothesis…
Chapter News
Edited by Jennifer K. Lloyd, AHIP Chapter Recap Submitted by Skye Bickett, AHIP, and Elena Azadbakht, Cochairs, Southern Chapter Public Relations Committee At the most…
Member Spotlight: Cynthia Olney
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 2010First Professional Position: Assessment specialist, Office of Student Assessment, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VACurrent Position: Acting assistant director, National Network…
You, by the Numbers
Here’s a look at some interesting numbers we came up with from various MLA sources.* Number of individual MLA members at the end of 2015:…
Foodie on a Budget: Canadian Specialties at the Saint Lawrence Market
Foodie on a Budget Few information professionals are as resourceful about finding Canadian specialties on a budget as Mosie the Mosaic Meeting Mascot! Here are…
The Success of MLA Sections
Sections are an important part of the Medical Library Association. Two out of three MLA members belong to an MLA section. Those who belong to…
2016 Bylaws Amendments: The Nitty Gritty
Ellen Brassil, Chair, AHIP, MLA Bylaws Committee, and Chris Shaffer, AHIP, Board Liaison, MLA Bylaws Committee You’ve probably been hearing that members will consider changes…
Revisions to MLA Bylaws and Special Rules of Order Proposed
Submitted by Ellen Brassil, AHIP, Chair, Bylaws Committee Go to www.mlanet.org/page/2016-bylaws to find out more. MLA strategic goal 1, “What MLA does,” calls for organizational…
Winners: 10 Days of EMTS Website Resolutions
Many thanks to everyone that participated in our 10 Days of EMTS Website Resolutions! The winners of the $25 Amazon gift cards are: Deb Werner,…